Through careful analysis of oven placement and grindstones, archaeologist Prof. Jennie Ebeling shows how women in antiquity had much more agency than previously thought

A salvage excavation uncovers a frozen scene of existential distress during the Hellenistic era and an earlier agricultural community from the Iron Age

Daughter-father scientific study rules out Egyptian quarries and shows local Holy Land industry was potentially much more developed than previously thought

Trolling through refuse at roadside inns from 300 BCE to 300 CE finds 'social archives' that help explain the social and economic organization of the Nabatean caravan trade

Analysis of 11th-12th cent. vessel shards excavated in Jerusalem's Old City give support to Crusader-era accounts of exploding projectiles -- such as depicted in 'The Holy Grail'

Religions correspondent Judah Ari Gross looks back at issues of religion and state in Israel as deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan discusses a major archaeological find

Volunteers have cleaned up stunning sites including Sanhedrin seat and huge Roman theater that were buried under trash; as authorities argue, experts plead to set up national park

New research based on First Temple City of David pottery sherds dating to the Babylonian destruction shores up theories of international trade with Kingdom of Judah

3rd century Christian structure and three mosaics with inscriptions - including 'to the God Jesus Christ' - uncovered in 2004-2008 excavations to be turned into tourist site

Scholars date tiny 'curse tablet,' found at Mt. Ebal, to 1200 BCE - which would prove Israelites were literate when they entered Holy Land; but findings have not been peer-reviewed